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How Fraud Changes in the World of Real-Time Payments

FICO

This is not a new fraud, but when the fraudster can persuade the victim to make a real-time payment there is little opportunity to see it happening before the money is gone. The UK, which has had real-time payments since 2008, has seen an increase in this approach, particularly against individuals.

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Instant Payments Mean Real-Time Payments Fraud

FICO

Real-time payments schemes are not new – indeed Japan has had a scheme since 1973, Switzerland was the first European scheme in 1987, and the UK’s Faster Payment scheme was launched in 2008 and is currently processing payments of around £140 billion per month. Who Is Liable? In September 2016, the UK consumer group Which?